Chelsea Sullivan 9/29/14 223/01 Mrs. Bruen Napoleon Bonaparte stated‚ “impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools‚” which describes that assuming anything is less than achievable makes you a fool. It is particularly relevant in his life because of all that he did as one of the major leaders of France and the Revolution and is still greatly known today. He started from practically nothing and quickly rising to the top‚
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religious violence by creating freedom of religion in the Utopian society. There were no punishments for religious differences in hope to maintain social unity. Utopians believed that war was unjust and unnecessary. “Think that there is nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war” (77-78). To the Utopians‚ war was only acceptable when in situations that they felt the need to
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in honor. The men would fight back even when they know they have no chance in winning. In line 14‚ it says “Pressed to the wall”. The narrator makes the men sound uncomfortable‚ pushed‚ pressured‚ etc. The narrator says “hunted and penned in an inglorious spot‚ while round us bark the mad and hungry
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The Oxen of the sun. 1) But one evening‚ says Mr Dixon‚ when the lord Harry was cleaning his royal pelt to go to dinner after winning a boatrace (he had spade oars for himself but the first rule of the course was that the others were to row with pitchforks) he discovered in himself a wonderful likeness to a bull and on picking up a blackthumbed chapbook that he kept in the pantry he found sure enough that he was a lefthanded descendant of the famous champion bull of the Romans‚ Bos Bovum‚ which
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Edmund argues an illegitimate child can be just as smart‚ beautiful a legitimate child. The words illegitimate child and bastard really hurt Edmund and he will stop at nothing to change the way people perceive him. “Stand in the plaque of custom‚ and permit the curiosity‚ of nations to deprive me‚ for that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines lag of a brother? Why bastard? Wherefore base? When my dimensions are as well compact‚ my mind as generous and my shape as true‚ as honest madam’s issue
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Explain in what ways “In Another Country” is a story of ironies. In the story In Another Country‚ one of Hemingway’s greatest themes is the implausibility of war‚ focusing on the fate of the soldiers in the aftermath of war‚ when they experience the tragedies and futility of their lives. In fact‚ the story offers a rethinking of war-related concepts and values such as bravery‚ heroism‚ patriotism‚ camaraderie‚ etc. and a tool used to convey contrasting or unconventional views is irony. For example
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a Related Text Looking for Alibrandi is a good example of expanding on the theme of belonging. Jose is a confused girl who is searching to find where she belongs in her two different cultures and trying to find a balance of both. Jose being a ’bastard’ reflects how she does not feel she belongs in her family‚ as her nonna has always blamed Jose’s mother‚ Christina for her birth. A quote that proves this is "Nonna says where lucky to be included‚ because we’re cursed we don’t really belong." Jose’s
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Soureen Chattopadhyay IB Language and Literature 1 Mrs Creamer 17th May 2012 Saving Private Ryan- Critique Valory and venturesomeness in the spirit of brotherhood The visual and the realistic arts in Spielberg’s best ever The critics all over the world with their holistic approach endeavor to find the pros and cons of a 3 hour classic masterpiece directed and created by the gods of the theatrical arts. The modern world tends to be sufficed by the major events and their results in History but
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most of the migrant workers were alone. George In this chapter we learn that George is very short tempered when he says angrily “we could have just as well of rode clear to the ranch if that bastard bus driver knew what he was talking about”. John Steinbeck used alliteration when he uses the phrase “bastard bus driver” making George more angry and emphasizing on the fact that George doesn’t trust to many people. Coming back to the context‚ migrant workers travelled a lot in rough conditions and they
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morning when I saw‚ on one of the TV channels‚ Anna Hazare protesting against corruption and pouring his heart out for Jan Lokpal Bill. I felt ashamed that I could not join him in Delhi. I felt even more ashamed being an Indian when I heard that bastard politicians have stopped this bill from passing in parliament since last 40 years so they can loot whatever they can from Indian people and deposit it in their Swiss bank accounts! I felt ashamed; being an Indian‚ thinking that people have to
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